Information Technology BPS Course Requirements
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 120 credits, including 22 credits in general education courses and 38 credits in elective courses, which can be completed at any regionally accredited institution; and 60 credits in core courses, which must be taken at GW.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General education 1 | ||
| A minimum of 22 credits in general education coursework, including the following: | ||
| 6 credits in English composition | ||
| 3 credits in quantitative reasoning (must be in mathematics or statistics) | ||
| 4 credits in natural and/or physical science with a lab | ||
| 3 credits in critical thinking in the humanities | ||
| 6 credits in critical thinking in the social sciences | ||
| One approved course in oral communication 2 | ||
| Electives 1 | ||
| 38 credits in elective courses. | ||
| 60 credits in core courses for the major, which must be completed at GW. 3 | ||
| Required Courses (36 credits) | ||
| PSIS 2101 | Writing and Communication in IT | |
| PSIS 2102 | Technical Writing 2 | |
| PSIS 2103 | Statistical Sciences and Data Analysis | |
| PSIS 2104 | Data Analytics and Programming | |
| PSIS 2105 | Programming and Computing Foundations I | |
| PSIS 2106 | Programming and Computing Foundations II | |
| PSIS 3122 | Ethics in Science and Technology | |
| PSIS 4142 | Relational Databases and Their Design | |
| PSIS 4191 | Capstone Project and Senior Thesis I | |
| PSIS 4192 | Capstone Project and Senior Thesis II | |
| Elective Courses (24 credits) selected from the following: 3 | ||
| PSIS 3101 | Agile Methodologies | |
| PSIS 4101 | Cloud Technologies | |
| PSIS 4102 | Cloud Architecture | |
| PSIS 4144 | Information and Network Security | |
| PSIS 4145 | Software Systems Development Processes | |
| PSIS 4160 | Introduction to Data Science | |
| PSIS 4161 | Data Visualization | |
| PSIS 4162 | Data Mining and Web Analytics | |
| PSIS 4163 | Big Data Fundamentals | |
| PSIS 4195 | Undergraduate Research | |
| PSIS 4199 | Special Topics in IT | |
1General education and elective courses may be completed at any regionally accredited institution. A minimum grade of C is required for transfer credit to be approved; grades of C- and below are not acceptable. General education and elective coursework must be completed before beginning the bachelor's degree program.
2PSIS 2102 fulfills the University General Education requirement for one approved course in oral communication.
3Not all elective courses are offered each year. See the department for course availability.